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The Natural Capital
http://thenaturalcapital.blogspot.com
The Natural Capital is a celebration of the wealth of nature in Washington, DC. We'll give you tips for getting outside to hike, bike, and boat in the DC metro area, plus nature observations relevant to the eastern US.
- Added on: Aug 26th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Elizabeth
- Listed in: Outdoor Activity Wild Animals
- Tags: hiking Virginia maryland Nature washington
Recent Posts
Is The Giving Tree an Environmentalist Book?
I loved Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree as a kid. I loved reading it to my little brother when I was in middle school. I took it with me to college. And it has survived every weeding-out of my bookshelf ever since. It's been sitting on my shelf, m...
LOOK FOR: Persimmon, Fruit of the Gods
I have a very early (and not entirely pleasant) childhood memory of getting pelted with persimmons as my mother shook them out of a tree in the woods near our house. Sometime in my twenties I overcame this trauma, and now I am likely to be the one sh...
Rainy Day Nature: the National Aquarium in DC
Did you know there's an aquarium just off the mall, on 14th St.? Sure, it's nothing near the size of the Baltimore Aquarium. But it's closer, cheaper, and much less crowded. The 250+ species at the National Aquarium are organized by ecosystem, high...
Natural Happenings: Winter Evenings
As the nights grow longer, we need things to do in the dark. Here are a few natural night-time activities that caught our eye for this week: One of the most popular activities at the National Arboretum is their monthly full moon hikes. A guide will...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you have a nice time with friends and family. We'll be back on Monday! Meanwhile, check out these Thanksgiving-related posts: Turkey Run Park wild turkeys giving thanks for natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides hikes on ...
Natural Places in the DC Area To Take Your Out-of-Town Visitors
If you're like us, you've got company coming for Thanksgiving. Some ideas on where to take your guests, for Thanksgiving or at any other time of the year: Great Falls has always been our default guest-taking spot. There's really nothing like it in t...
